Marathi cinema (मराठी चित्रपट) is Maharashtrian film industry in Marathi language, one of the oldest film industry in Union of India. The first Marathi talkie film, Ayodhyecha Raja (produced by Prabhat Films) was released in 1932, just one year after "Alam Ara" the first Hindi talkie film. Marathi cinema has grown in recent years. The industry is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.